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Title Section21 1991-09-01 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY OVERSEAS EDITION SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. 1991 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA (P) 33/8/9121 words
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Article, Illustration1117 1991-09-01 1 Leslie Fong - I SDP wins 3 seats, WP 1 I Dr Seet defeated in Bukit Gombak PAP wins Eunos and all GRCs SDP by-election strategy worked By Leslie Fong THE People's Action Party, with 41 seats already under its belt, won1,117 words
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Advertisement60 1991-09-01 1 Politics in S’pore can’t go on as before, says PM Goh: Back Page WHY WE WERE LATE: We delayed the printing of The Straits Times Overseas Edition so that we could carry the full results of the general election held yesterday. Because of this, you would have received your copy60 words
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Advertisement18 1991-09-01 1 IVED 1991 d2L 099 b ti U'ihMH f •l a 6 K>>f M Membership Hus Its Privileges M18 words
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GENERAL ELECTION '91
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Article, Illustration711 1991-09-01 2 Its team wins keenly-contested Eunos by a narrow 52.4% margin FOCUS ON GRCs THE People’s Action Party swept all five GRCs. including Eunos. considered the ‘‘test case" by both the Government and the opposition parties As expected, the closest fight came in Eunos. with the711 words
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Article306 1991-09-01 2 WHERF PAP PERFORMED BEST MR PETER Sung of Buona Vista topped the list of PAP winners, when he romped home with 79.4 per cent of valid votes, bettering his 1988 performance of 61.8 per cent. The PAP's other top five single-seat winners were in Mountbatten306 words
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Article343 1991-09-01 2 WHERE PAP PERFORMED WORST WHEN it came to a victory, Bukit Batok was the closest of close shaves for the People’s Action Party as its candidate Ong Chit Chung scraped through by the narrowest of PAP winning margin of 858 votes. The other bottom four343 words
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445 1991-09-01 2 PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong said yesterday that he had decided to call a snap election only after the National Day rally on 11 Aug his first after becoming Prime Minister in November last year. "The big test for me445 words
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591 1991-09-01 3 FOCUS ON SINGLE SEATS THE People’s Action Party lost four of the 20 single seat wards contested and saw its margin of victory narrow in nine of the 16 single seats it won. It improved its score at five wards, and won with591 words
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Article, Illustration693 1991-09-01 3 She’s first minister to lose seat since 1965 after being edged out by Ling ACTING Minister Seet Ai Mee braved a 1.45 am press conference this morning, but did not hide her disappointment at being ousted from Parliament after only693 words
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TOP OPPOSITION PERFORMERS
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283 1991-09-01 3 Low Thia Khiang (WP) BUSINESSMAN Low Thia Khiang of the Workers’ Party got into Parliament on his second attempt yesterday when he beat PAP incumbent Tang Guan Seng in Hougang. Mr Low, 35, polled 10,621 votes against 9.487 (Killed by Mr283 words
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244 1991-09-01 3 Ling How Doong (SDP) SINGAPORE Democratic Party chairman Ling How Doong beat an acting minister to become one of the four successful opposition candidates in yesterday’s general election. On his third try at the hustings, he won 51.4 pet cent of valid244 words
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242 1991-09-01 3 Cheo Chai Chen (SDP) IN A surprise result, the SDP’s Cheo Chai Chen beat the PAP's Ng Pock Too in Nee Soon Central by a slender margin in their second straight fight in three years. Mr Cheo, a businesman who owns242 words
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ELECTION '91 SCORECARD
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Article, Illustration554 1991-09-01 4 AYER RAJAH ***** pn W i% o< va''d vot## 75. 2*» IIP Spo.l’ vo»s 773 P#»C»''!»9f IKMM 95 o*. I*')''** BUKIT GOMBAK Ml!»’*, 654 MM WWi*» i .o* vend votes 51 .4*» Hyp s**-* vw pap Spom vo**» 459 vi I*. rK P*'C**»**g* poii*o 95 7N M CHANGI554 words
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Article, Illustration235 1991-09-01 5 CHENG SAN Expanded GRC comprising Chenq San GRC and Punggol Minority candidate required 92.979 voters Matonty 24,114 Wmnei of valid voles 64. 1 Spoilt votes 2.864 Percentage polled 95.4% 0 Cheng San G6C PAP cat rock Suan Chandra Dai Hang Chang Mangirekanad .■ncppcaad. Punggoi Mg Kan Tng iPAPi 59235 words
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Article343 1991-09-01 4 say: ‘I was contesting not so much against the opposition candidate that was named I was contesting against his “shadow”.’ Mr Ch’ng Jit Koon, who won in Bukit Merah constituency against Workers’ Party candidate Gopalan Nair. ‘I have never worked so hard in my life. I worked the hardest343 words
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Article, Illustration276 1991-09-01 5 KRETA AYER PxnanjH. *s.'a. p AP ’0 5% va«o votes ALJUNIED B Attuned GRC PAP 'On Him Tong Gwxge v«o Wan Huts* 2oonn|. 5* 3% ol rate «tat Paya Laear Prtm Tan IPAPI 52 4% KAMPONG GLAM 0 Kampong Glam tOUMengSaaiPAP) 67 3% of vaM «tat Caimrwi276 words
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Article433 1991-09-01 5 say: ‘I still feel that the PKMS has a role to play in Singapore politics. Even if we are not successful in the election, we can still continue our political struggle as a political party for the underclass.’ PKMS president Haji Sahid Sahooman, 53, who lost Boon Lay constituency433 words
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Article, Illustration504 1991-09-01 6 THE Government may extend MediShield to people over the age of 65, according to Health Minister Yeo Cheow Tong, He said the low-cost catastrophic health insurance scheme had proven a great help to people who needed protection against the cost504 words
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Article, Illustration452 1991-09-01 6 Education spending to go up 50 in 5 to 10 years PAP dialogue in Nee Soon South EDUCATION Minister Dr Tony Tan promised on Wednesday night that a new registration procedure for Primary 1 streamlined according to education considerations first rather than family circumstances452 words
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136 1991-09-01 6 THE Education Ministry may eventually have to modify its policy of having a quota limiting the number of top students who can be admitted into the medical faculty each year. Education Minister Dr Tony Tan told a PAP dialogue at Nee Soon South136 words
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667 1991-09-01 6 Conclusion: S’pore will enjoy stability rather than instability A Beri look at Singapore in the Nineties WASHINGTON-based risk analysts reckon that whether the People's Action Party enjoys a resounding victory in its next election or wins a lower percentage of valid votes, the underlying667 words
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411 1991-09-01 6 HONGKONG-BASED analysts said that Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong’s latest policy initiatives in housing, education and health would be pursued with greater confidence, if the People's Action Party (PAP) won a resounding endorsement at the polls. In its latest Quarterly Risk report, Political411 words
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HOME
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492 1991-09-01 7 Leong Chan Teik - ITO. 1 FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN A ROW By Leong Chan Teik FOR the fourth successive year, Changi Airport has swept the "world’s best airport" award, capturing an all-time high of 49 per cent of the votes of business travellers surveyed Changi's492 words
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402 1991-09-01 7 CUSTOMS officers at Changi Airport on Thursday arrested a Macau woman and seized about $5 million worth of heroin the biggest drug haul from a single suspect since the airport opened 10 years ago. The 22-year-old woman, who flew in from402 words
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Article, Illustration644 1991-09-01 7 Sharon Loh - By Sharon Loh A HUSBAND on Wednesday delivered his son in his car, five minutes after he and his wife had left home for the hospital. Mr Kelly Lai and his wife, Monica, had to park inside a vocational institute in Chai644 words
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354 1991-09-01 7 SINGAPORE Polytechnic graduates are achieving academic excellence, with 53 of them having received first-class honours from both local and overseas tertiary institutions this year. The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) reported that 31 of its 36 first-class honours recipients this year were from Singapore354 words
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Article, Illustration284 1991-09-01 8 HER vibrans ana anginal designs won polytechnic student v\ ang Meng l the 'op prize at the Singapore Young Designers (Fashion Contest on Wednesday, Loca l designer Thomas Wee, one of the judges at the contest, pointed out tnese winning features of284 words
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255 1991-09-01 8 FOR Singapore to succeed and prosper in the future, it must internationalise, Foreign Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng said last Saturday. And Heads of Mission and roving ambassadors, as Singapore's representatives abroad, are at the frontline in its drive to255 words
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607 1991-09-01 8 mr political 'V :-‘fs Cf the People’* A 'Lori Party must Nf update l to win toe support of most Singaporeans and reflect the profound changes in theworld, said Brigadier-Gen oral (Res) George Too. In an article to > book commemorating the607 words
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625 1991-09-01 8 Sandra Davia - Aim is to provide a ‘home away from home' for students whose parents work abroad By Sandra Davia HOME away from home this is what three independent schools hope to I provide in a few years through their boarding I schools. St Joseph's Institution.625 words
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Article, Illustration596 1991-09-01 9 Serene Lim - Music pounding and bodies swaying the big party comes alive with a roar By Serene Lim SWING Street, Singapore, came to life even before the word "go" last Saturday night. Long before the deejay announced that Orchard Road was officially closed at 6.30 pm.596 words
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143 1991-09-01 9 SINGAPORE’S search and rescue (SAR) operations will gel space satellite assistance when the installation of a $3.4 million link-up system comes into operation by August next year. The Ministry of Communications said on Thursday that the system will be jointly operated by the143 words
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Article, Illustration560 1991-09-01 9 He underscores the importance of bilingualism with own experience BE EFFECTIVELY proficient in both English and the mother tongue, said Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong on Tuesday. Mr Goh drew on his own personal experiences when he spoke on the importance of560 words
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393 1991-09-01 10 Kwan Chooi Tow - By Kwan Chooi Tow ANTI-NARCOTICS officers have crippled a drug syndicate with the arrest of seven men in a round-the-clock operation following an early morning car chase after suspected drug traffickers last Saturday. The arrests of the seven, all suspected to be393 words
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196 1991-09-01 10 THE labour movement aims to give workers a fair share of the fruits of Singapore's economic progress, said Deputy Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong last Saturday. For this reason, it is building the $lBO million Orchid Country Club, which will let them196 words
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SPORTSFRONT
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Article198 1991-09-01 10 THOMAS KOH - By THOMAS KOH HOST Singapore set the lanes on fire at Superhowl on Thursday when it blasted to a world record in the five-woman team event of the World Fl4| tenpin howling championships. The «(uintet of Catherine Kang. Alice Tay, Vicky Teh, Katherine Lee and198 words
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Article, Illustration456 1991-09-01 10 Godfrey Robert - Semi-Pro League Div 1 soccer: S'pore 1 Selangor 1 By Godfrey Robert KUALA LUMPUR Singapore. denied a legitimate penalty in the 74th minute, hung on grimly to snatch a point that kept its Malaysia Cup quarter-final hopes alive at Merdeka Stadium last night. On the456 words
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Article, Illustration780 1991-09-01 10 THERE were knowing smiles all round when the news spread that Daniel Lim had offered his services as coach to the national amateur golf team preparing for November's South-east Asia Games and Nomura Cup The two prestigious events will be held in Manila. But780 words
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MALAYSIA
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334 1991-09-01 11 Other major languages also vital, says Anwar Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Knowledge of the English language alone is not enough to enhance Malaysia's competitive edge, Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday. There was a need to learn other foreign languages too,Bernama - 334 words
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235 1991-09-01 11 Bernama. IPOH The government is to introduce immediate measures to arrest the "brain drain” from Malaysian universities and make teaching a more attractive profession. Disclosing this last weekend, Education Ministry Di-rector-General Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Arshad said vice-chancellors of theBernama. - 235 words
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312 1991-09-01 11 Ismail Kassim - Kelantan by-elections By Ismail Kassim KOTA BARU The opposition thwarted a determined attempt by the National Front to wrest two of their seats in the Kelantan State Assembly in the by-elections held last Saturday. With help from senior partner Parti Islam,312 words
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355 1991-09-01 11 AFP. KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia is preparing a documentary to show Western countries how to manage their forests and have a cleaner environment, Science, Technology and Environment Minister Law Hieng Ding said on Thursday. The documentary, entitled Greening of theAFP. - 355 words
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149 1991-09-01 11 NST. IPOH A man accused of murder scored a victory of sorts during a preliminary inquiry in a magistrate’s court on Monday when the court allowed his application to wear shoes while in the dock. Previously, all accused persons standing in theNST. - 149 words
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129 1991-09-01 11 NST, Bernama. JOHOR BARI Universiti Teknologi Malaysia plans to enter into a joint venture with the leading British racing car manufacturer, Lotus, to design and develop a Malaysian sports car. Under the plan, Lotus Engineering, which produces Formula One racing cars such asNST,; Bernama. - 129 words
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ASEAN
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322 1991-09-01 11 Reuter JAKARTA Indonesia is the clear favourite for the chairmanship of the NonAligned Movement when its foreign ministers meet in Accra next week, senior diplomats from nonaligned nations said. Foreign Minister Ali Alatas, who will represent Indonesia in Accra, said that he expectedReuter - 322 words
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352 1991-09-01 11 Reuter. JAKARTA Aids threatens 800,000 child prostitutes in Thailand because they are less able to force adult clients to take such measures as using condoms, a Thai delegate told an international workshop. Mr Phaithoon Manchai was among 24 delegates from 11 countries taking partReuter. - 352 words
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COMMENT/ Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article654 1991-09-01 12 AUG 30 1991 THE collapse of fhe Soviet communist party in the wake of last week’s abortive hardline coup has greatly diminished the ranks of the once-universal movement that had animated some of the century's leading minds. Already in retreat well before the events of the past654 words
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Article645 1991-09-01 12 AUG 29. 1991 LAST week, the United States suspended trade negotiations with China and demanded that Beijing produce, within five weeks, a timetable for opening its markets. If Beijing does not come up with a satisfactory plan by September 30. the US has threatened to initiate645 words
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Article679 1991-09-01 12 AUGUST 28. 1991 WHEN the Bolsheviks seized power in Russia 74 years ago. they promised the non-Russian peoples of the vast tsarist empire self-deter-mination and wound up controlling them more tightly than the Tsars had done. Ten days ago, their bumbling heirs launched an abortive coup679 words
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901 1991-09-01 12 Tan Sai Siong - Viewpoint By Tan Sai Siong THE skit by Singa pore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) on the single state in Singapore in its eve of National Day show broadcast live into tens of thousands of homes here made my unmarried colleague Kong Sook Chin see red.901 words
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ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration3934 1991-09-01 13 MOST of the Asean countries owe their present level of prosperity to their tough, visionary leaders. As the era of Asean strongmen draws to a close, the business community is watching how the political transition will take place. In this article, written before Singapore announced its3,934 words
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FEATURE
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Article, Illustration1858 1991-09-01 15 As an artist, a Singaporean playwright feels that there are three things she wants to keep surviving and growing in her field. They are her basic survival needs; the opportunity to do the thing her way; and for there to be someone out there who1,858 words
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MONEY
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Article5540 1991-09-01 16 TRANSACTION DATE: AUGUST 30, 1991 1 T#l Lael vol Day Miflh Low Coda Company Sala +or- 000 High Low Leal Quote Buyer Seller Qr'a Div Net P/E INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL 285 162 1000 Acma 210 -t-5 210 213 206 210 212 10 ON 13 9 255 180 11425,540 words
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463 1991-09-01 17 The weekly share market report THE local stock market opened feebly for the week given the absence of fresh factors. Trading was lacklustre and featureless on Monday and Tuesday but picked up with a late rally on Wednesday, triggered by the release of better-than-ex-pected463 words
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Article152 1991-09-01 17 ST Industrials Index The Straits Tenes Industrials Index rose <3.37 points on the week to 1432.24. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1386 98 (-1 8927 78m ($53 55m) Tuesday 1383 12 (-3 86) 27 77m ($5314m) Wednesday 1390.20 7.08' 3510m ($58 65m) Thursday 1407 46 17.26) 38 09m152 words
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Article570 1991-09-01 17 Friday Auputl V MKS Amov Properita.s 480 •0.10 Allied 'jve-sea 078 -t-0020 Asia Sec int'l 59 4-001 Allied Tv/ 0 83 -0.02 Bond Coro Int’l 0.91 4-0.01 Bond Coro VV«f 9' 1 0 149 -001 Ban* of EA 19.20 unch 3 15 •0 0?* C*'* de Co-ui 2.15 4-0.025570 words
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415 1991-09-01 18 DBS Land posts 4.6 rise in half-time profit DBS LAND chalked up a 4.6per cent gain in group interim pre-tax profit to $22.13 million for the six months ended June this year. The property group's turnover rose by about a quarter to $87.75 million over the same period last year.415 words
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Article601 1991-09-01 18 AUDITED RESULTS Company Date Year Croup Not Not earnings Grots ann to proftt/toss (L) per spare dividend COOO) (coats) Snorts toto Aug 20 Apr 91 M957,371 ($46,999) 94(86) 9 6(30a) City Do* Aug :9 Dec 90 $43,910 ($36,516) 95(7.) .5(15) esc Aug 16 Oec 90 $2 319(92.603) 26(4601 words
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Article, Illustration507 1991-09-01 18 Wong Leong Mein - Khamis Holdings made management consultant by buyer Triangle Developments for the next five years By By Wong Leong Mein MOROCCAN businessman Elyamani Khamis. who has a Sept 8 deadline to meet payments to Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) for two projects totalling507 words
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Article172 1991-09-01 18 COUNTER RATES Singapore dollar* to on# unit ot foreign currency Buying 00 Selling US dollar 1 7060 1 7280 Sterling pound 2 8584 2 9203 Australian dollar 1 3158 1 3634 Canadian dollar 1 4857 1 5205 NZ dollar 0 9683 1.0014 Singapore dollar* to 100 unit* of172 words
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Article111 1991-09-01 18 Contract data: 30/1/91 CURRENCY 1 MTH 3 MTH 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CALL VALUE DATE U$$ 5 5 5 5 4 7 444 3/9/91 AJ 9 '/4 9 9 8v. 8 7 /i 8'* 3/9/91 NZ$ 8'. 8‘/. 8' 8 8 6 4 3/9/91 STG111 words
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Article, Illustration448 1991-09-01 18 Eddie Toh - Bank building 20-storey apartment block in Cairnhill By Eddie Toh OCBC Bank, which successfully launched the second phase of The Waterside apartments in Tanjong Rhu earlier this year, has started work on its second residential project a proposed 20storey apartment block in Cairnhill.448 words
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Article336 1991-09-01 18 Manager's prices for Aug 31 Sept 2 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 119—1 27 The Savings fund 1 Cl—109 Spore Prog fund 0 48—C 51 Spore Sec fund C 77-0 82«d S pore invest Fund 0 84- C 89 Spore Equity Fund 0 59-0 63 Asia Unit Trust336 words
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280 1991-09-01 19 SINGAPORE, with its open economy, should aim for a constant appreciation of its dollar in the long run, said a visiting economics professor. Prof Emil-Maria Claassen, speaking at a seminar here on Wednesday, said that such an exchange rate policy280 words
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359 1991-09-01 19 SINGAPORE’S trade last month expanded by 18.9 per cent against July 1990 to $19.57 billion, despite slower export growth to the United States. Exports grew 19.8 per cent to $9.14 billion and imports grew 18 per cent to $10.43 billion. Exports359 words
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406 1991-09-01 19 Letli* Yee - By Letli* Yee SHIPYARDS, industries and warehouses in Tanjong Rhu will be phased out soon so that the area can be developed into a resort-like residential and commercial centre. Mr Liu Thai Ker, chief executive officer and chief planner of the Urban406 words
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Article725 1991-09-01 19 Curront Ex Book* Data Total lor Total lor payment data close payable the year last year Alei rtdgi 50c 61(b) Sep 4 Sep 16 Sep 30 6% 61 Asia Pac Ld 50c 2%(b) Jui 18 Aug 1 Aug 30 21 Avimo 20c 51TE(I) Oct U Oct 24 Nov725 words
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Article256 1991-09-01 19 Company Rights Issue Bolton One-for-four <a M$2 00 per share Ex-date Jul 16 Boohs close Ju! 30 Acceptance Payment Sep 10 Idris Hyd t Four-for-five fy MS0 65 per share Ex-date Jul 25 j Boohs close: Aug 8 Acceptance Payment: Sep 17 Nit Kip 1 One-for-two <a $0256 words
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Article360 1991-09-01 19 Company Rights Issue Asia Pic Land One-for-two (g M$0 65 per share JUkance Tech One-for-one <g $100 per share Bolton Issue of $90 978m nominal amount of 35% Redeemable Unsecured Guaranteed Bonds 1991 '96 «nth 45 4R9m detachable eiarrants on the basis of $2 nomma' amount of Bonds360 words
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Article, Illustration565 1991-09-01 20 BECAUSE of the strong growth in its container traffic, Singapore the world’s number one container port has already started planning for the construction of a third container terminal, which could cost a few billion dollars. Acting Communications Minister Mah Bow Tan565 words
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457 1991-09-01 20 SINGAPORE the largest producer of disk drives worldwide has been hit by the global slowdown and restructuring in the industry. But recovery for manufacturers could come in the first quarter of next year, said the Economic Development Board (EDB)457 words
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528 1991-09-01 20 Trade hits USsl7B.4m in first half of year BT. CASHING IN on the slowdown in trade between Cambodia and the Soviet Union, Singapore is emerging as the Indo-Chinese country's largest trading partner. Two-way trade between Cambodia and Singapore touched U *****.4 million 'aboutBT. - 528 words
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Article, Illustration412 1991-09-01 20 Kevin Lim - 63-km network to pipe gas to Senoko Power Station By Kevin Lim SINGAPORE is now preparing to build a 63-km gas pipeline network to distribute some of the Malaysian natural gas scheduled to arrive at Senoko Power Station in February next412 words
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Advertisement391 1991-09-01 21 The Straits Times Weekly ()\erseas Edition APPOINTMENTS If your expertise is in HR, we'd like to hear from you. Personnel Officer ($30,000 p.a. above) As part of a large European MNC, we are committed to the development of our human resources whom we value as our most important assets. Hence391 words
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Advertisement686 1991-09-01 21 1 mu 9> NATIONAL UNIVERSITY m/ OF SINGAPORE sa RESEARCH ASSISTANTS Applications are invited for appointment as Research Assistants under the following research projects Department of Civil Engineering (1) Analysis of Freight Movement in Singapore (2) Experimental Study of Pile Foundations in Tropical Soils (3) Surge Analysis of a Sewage686 words
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Advertisement883 1991-09-01 22 The Straits Times Weekly Overseas Edition I mm NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Application» arc invited for appointment as Professional Officer in the Department of Electrical Engineering's Centre for Integrated Circuit Failure Analysis and Reliability (ICFAR). Candidates should have at least a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering883 words
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FORUM
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600 1991-09-01 23 It only provides a yardstick by which morals are measured Censorship and R-rated movies MR LUM Chan Yin’s letter "Censorship does not necessarily make society a moral one" (ST Weekly Overseas Edition, Aug 24) was a provocative one, and I agree with600 words
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234 1991-09-01 23 THE relaxation of the film classification system In July has allowed Unrated movies to flood oar cinemas and contaminate the minds of onr society with Its adverse Immoral undertones. Many critics say the movies shown here are mild compared to those In the West.234 words
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316 1991-09-01 23 PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong’s National Day Rally speech has been well-received by Singaporeans. Although his oratorical skills may not be captivating, the people respect him for the unpretentious manner in which he delivered a message that came from the heart.316 words
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236 1991-09-01 23 I AGREE with the Rev Edmund Dunne that parents must help uphold the moral health of families (ST Weekly Overseas Edition. Auk 24). Parents may do so by taking a firm stand against R-rated movies and abstain from watching such movies as236 words
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Advertisement171 1991-09-01 23 DELIVERED WEEKLY The Straits Times Weekly Overseas Edition. A crisp summary of happenings in Singapore. Politics, the economy, investment opportunities, appointments... And snippets on Malaysia and Asean. A convenient tabloid delivered to you everv week, whereever you may be. Subscribe now. And be in touch. The Straits Times WEEKLY OVERSEAS171 words
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470 1991-09-01 24 Patrick Daniel - By Patrick Daniel A DISAPPOINTED Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said this morning that having failed to obtain the election result he had hoped for, politics in Singa,pore could not be the same as before. Speaking at a 4 am post-election press470 words
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Article231 1991-09-01 24 NIK Prime Minister said he found it difficult to understand the poll results of Kunos (JRC, where the PAP team won by a small margin, polling only 52.4 per cent of valid votes. He described it as “incomprehensible”, as the PAP had come out in the open231 words
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Article, Illustration505 1991-09-01 24 THE Singapore Democratic Party has supplanted the Workers’ Party as the main opposition force after its strong showing in yesterday’s General Election. By winning three of the nine seats it contested, the SDP has trebled its strength in Parliament with the victories505 words